Kolkata, Dec 27 || West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday, condemned the killing of a migrant worker from the state in Odisha and asserted that speaking in Bengali cannot be a crime.
Taking to her official X account, Chief Minister Banerjee told that a zero FIR has been filed in West Bengal and six people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
"We strongly condemn the brutal oppression and persecution unleashed upon Bengali-speaking people in every BJP-ruled state. We stand in solidarity with these persecuted, terrorised, and oppressed migrant Bengali-speaking families, and we will provide them with all possible support. There is no price for a human life, but in cases where deaths have occurred, we pledge to provide financial compensation," CM Banerjee said.
The migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly killed in Odisha's Sambalpur district following an altercation over a 'bidi' on Wednesday.